spaces in transition

After being here a while, I've been taking not of how the city is changing. The second day we were here, we were given a tour showing architecture interacting with type. There is a lot of construction going on, completely transforming King's Cross Station. The old building is a formidable structure, a large singular shape, sort of fortress-like. They are totally changing the building making the back, the new front.

Across the street, is St. Pancras station, a highly ornamented building that recently went under as major renovation. The doorways in the building were originally built according to the size of a barrel of beer, because way back when all the breweries were in the country. The inside of the station in a portal for people in transit and is this sort of glass tunnel that exposes the original features of the building, and dead ends at the st. Pancras Hotel, another ornate red brick building. Under the largest clock in London, is a monstrous statue of a man and woman kissing, signifying that this is meeting place. pretty funny actually.

There is also a lot of construction going on outside my window, and a building draped with plastic.

at the RCA show, a sculpture student made this miniature clay environment that reflected mini construction areas all over the city. It's strange, as I walk along, I see construction men lined up, all sitting against the wooden partition-walls set up on construction sights, and they are sitting talking, smoking or eating sandwiches, but never doing anything. There are also these little construction sights, blocked of, framed with white and orange plastic fencing--inside are piles of dirt and heaved up pieces of road, sometimes tools, but they seem abandoned, they don't change and no one is ever there.

oh, and kings cross is how you get to Hogwarts.

Busty tells us aliens were here.
watch out for dippers and draggers.
today I ate a candy bar that was labeled "not for girls"

Back to architecture, I saw a show on the intersections of architecture. weaving, pleating, creating a form of cover/shelter, a set of clothing that turns a human into a Russian babuska doll, one layet at a time, bloating, distorting, suspending, camo, pattern all related to building and the body.

We also talked about design and music intersecting with Michael Johnson. how music gives designers opportunities fr expression and how the sound changed the aesthetic.